Typophile

Help! Books on typography and capitalism

Jay Mac

Hey there,

Does any one have any suggestions for some good books or articles on typography and capitalism?

I am writing a paper on typefaces used by banks and would like to consult some other critical discussions on the topic.

Thanks for you help.

J

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Florian Hardwig

Hi Jay,
not a book, just a quote:

Nicht das Kapital verbindet uns, sondern die Kapitälchen. — Hans Peter Willberg
So-so translation: It’s not capital what connects us, it’s the small capitals.

typerror

If you in fact are going to have a critical discussion on this topic then I would get rid of the word “capitalism”. Were there not banks under Hitler, Mao, Mussolini, Marx etc (even if some were nationalized). Why not just say banks and leave out the “C” word.

Or just ask about typefaces associated with the financial community.

Michael

Jay Mac

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